Thomas dancer and edwin ohappell



(No Model.)

T. DANCER & E. OHAPPELL.

' sADDLB BAR;

Patented Nov. 1,1881.

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NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

THOMAS DANCER AND EDWIN OHAPPELL, OF MALMESBURY, COUNTY OF WILTS, ENGLAND, SAID (JHAPPELL ASSIGNOR TO SAID DANGER.

SADDLE-BAR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 248,920, dated November 1, 1881.

Application filed August 20, 1881.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that we, Sir THOMAS DANCER, baronet, and EDWIN OHAPPELL, subjects of the Queen ofGreatBritaiu, residing at Malmesbury, in the county of Wilts, England, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Saddle-Bars, (for which we have obtained a patent in Great Britain, No. 5,477, dated 29th December, 1880, and sealed th May, 1881,) ofwhich 10 the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in saddle-bars, the object of the invention being to provide a saddle-bar which, besides being strong, is simple in construction and certain in its action, and which, in the event of a rider being thrown from his or her horse and his or her foot or feet being entangled in the stirrup or stirrups, shall automatically unlock and release the stirrup leather or leathers and thereby free the rider in a surer manner than has been possible by means of saddle-bars constructed in the manner hitherto employed.

In carrying out our invention we provide a plate which is riveted to the saddle. To this plate we hinge two bars, one of which is vertical and has a projection or cam at the hinge end, and the other bar, which is horizontal,is cranked or slightly curved at the hinge end. The lower end of the vertical bar is formed with 0 an eye, and the free end of the horizontal bar is pointed, so as to pass into the hereinbet'oredescribed eye in the vertical bar, which is pro vided with a spring,in such a manner asto take into a groove near the end of the horizontal 3 5 bar, so as to securely lock the two bars together and form a complete saddle-bar, the stirrupleather passing over the horizontal bar.

In order to make our invention better understood, we will now proceed to describe the same 40 by reference to the accompanying drawings,in

which- Figure 1 represents a front view ofa saddlebar (for the left-hand or near side) constructed according to our improvements Figs. 2- and 3,

end views of the same Fig. 4, an elevation showing the saddle-bar opened by the back ward action of the stirrup-leather and Fig. 5 is an elevation showing the parts of the bar in the position they would occupyjust before (No model.) Patented in England December 519, 1880.

lower end of the vertical bar I), which is also provided with a spriug,j, which has play in a slot or recess formed in the side of the eye g of the bar 11. h is the pointed end of the bar 0, formed with a curved groove, i, in such a mannor that when the said pointed end It ofthe bar e is passed through the eye g of the bar b the spring j thereof takes into the curved groove 'i,

so as to securely lock the two bars together,as showninFig.1. At thcsame timethegroovei, being curved, will allow theparts to become unlocked from any undue pressure or strain. 70 is the stirrup-leather, placed ovcrthe horizontal bar 0.

By this construction of saddle-bar, ifa rider be thrown from his or her horse and his or her foot should be entangled in the stirrup, the stirrup-leather, pulling against the saddle-bar in any direction, will unlock the two bars and free the stirrup leather. For example, if the rider fall on the left or near side, so that the stirrup-leather pulls against the ends of the bars I) and e, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1, the said bars will be unlocked, as shown in Fig. 4, thereby releasing the stirrupleather. If, however, the rider should be thrown on the off side of the horse, the stirrup-leathers will pull up the bars b and e, and the projection or cam d of the bar I), acting against the plate a, as shown in Fig. 5, will cause the bar 0 to become uuo locked from the bar I), and thus release the stirrup-leather.

Having thus described the nature of our said invention and the best means with which we are acquainted for carrying the same into et'- 5 feet, we would have it understood that we do not confine ourselves to the precise details herein laid down and illustrated in the accompany ingdrawings, as the same may obviously be varied in some respects Without departing from the peculiar character of our invention; but

What we claim is 1. In a sadd1e-har,thc combination, with a hinged horizontal bar, of it vertical bar, 1), provided with a projection or cam, d, for acting upon the plate, substantially as shown and described.

2. In a saddlebzir, the combination, with a hinged vertical bar, of the hinged horizontal bar 6, provided with the pointedend h, and with the curved groove i, as and for the purposes described. 

